New Player Questions

Hey all,

I recently started playing the game and have been loving it so far. Just had a couple of questions I was hoping you guys could answer.

First is - no matter what the situation is, if I'm meeting an enemy army in an open field battle, they have the same tactics 100% of the time. I'm starting to wonder if the mods I have broke the AI. Right now I have 168 troops, and no matter what size the enemy army is, this is what they do - infantry makes a shield wall in the middle, archers behind them, calvary to both sides. I am winning battles against 200 troop armies without losing a single soldier by riding out to the calvary on either side, baiting them into following me, then using a bow to shoot all of their horses. Repeat on both sides. Then with a spear I solo ride into their archers, decimate them, charge my infantry and run my calvary behind their line to charge in as soon as the 2 groups clash. Is it normal for the AI to always do the same thing?

Next is I'm on version 1.1.5 but saw all the cool features on 1.2 and am considering switching. Do I have to start a whole new campaign to do so? I know most of my mods would need to be switched to the new version, but wasn't sure if the campaign needed to be started fresh.

Finally, I have the dragon banner built in my campaign. The game says I still need a settlement and gives several options. What's the best course of action for a new player that's never played through a campaign? My first playthrough I took over a castle before doing the banner and joined a kingdom as a vassal before the banner. Then started fresh and am back at that spot. With my army around 170 troops, do I get a settlement by declaring war on a random kingdom and sieging a castle? Or are there other ways?

Thanks for all the info!!!

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